A new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the City University of New York reports that cannabis use was associated with an increased initiation
of cigarette smoking among non-cigarette smokers.
«The high prevalence
of cigarette smoking among vulnerable populations is one of the most pressing challenges facing the tobacco control community,» write the authors.
Not exact matches
Vaping is addictive... or not... depending on who's doing it: «
Among youth» (that's anybody who would never be caught dead using the word «youth»), «there is substantial evidence that e-cigarette use increases the risk
of transitioning to
smoking conventional
cigarettes.»
To date, results from several longitudinal studies indicate that e-
cigarette use
among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood
of future use
of conventional
cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR) in a recent meta - analysis
of studies
of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-
cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using
cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e -
cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with
cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables such as
cigarette susceptibility.
Among youth — who use e-
cigarettes at higher rates than adults do — there is substantial evidence that e-cigarette use increases the risk
of transitioning to
smoking conventional
cigarettes.
Previous research has tied
smoking cigarettes during pregnancy to behavior problems
among children later on, but those studies couldn't rule out the influence
of other factors, such as genetics or parenting techniques, researchers said.
The study, «Electronic
Cigarette Use
Among College Students: Links to Gender, Race / Ethnicity,
Smoking, and Heavy Drinking» found in the Journal
of American College Health connects e-
cigarette use in colleges to high rates
of alcohol consumption and other factors such as: gender, race / ethnicity and traditional
cigarettes.
«While we found that daily cannabis use and
cigarette smoking were strongly linked
among all subgroups, the most finding striking disparity in daily cannabis use was
among youths aged 12 to 17 years,» said Renee Goodwin, PhD, Department
of Epidemiology, Mailman School
of Public Health, and principal investigator.
Kentucky also brings up the rear
among youth in grades 9 - 12 who use tobacco; according to 2011 CDC data, about 24 - percent
of high school students
smoke cigarettes.
While observational analyses
among current smokers showed a body weight increase
of 0.5 kg per 10
cigarettes smoked daily, genetic analysis in contrast showed that double carriers
of the high
smoking genotype had a 1.2 kg lower body weight.
There's also no mention
of regulating e-cigarette «flavorings,» such as minty or fruity flavors, which were banned from
cigarettes after they were linked to elevated
smoking rates
among teenagers.
«Higher
cigarette prices also increase the likelihood
of smoking cessation
among adult smokers: every 10 - percent increase in
cigarette prices leads to a two - percent reduction in the number
of people who
smoke.
Among those who developed antibodies to nicotine but were not able to abstain from
smoking, the number
of cigarettes they
smoked dropped significantly.
Participants assigned to
cigarettes with 5.2 mg
of nicotine per gram
smoked an average
of 20.8
cigarettes per day, which did not differ significantly from the average number
among those who
smoked control
cigarettes.
Similarly, people with mental illness are more than twice as likely to
smoke cigarettes as the general population, with estimated prevalence rates ranging between 45 to 88 per cent
among people with schizophrenia, 58 to 90 per cent
among those with bipolar disorder and 37 to 73 per cent
among people with a major depressive disorder, compared to a rate
of about 20 per cent in the general population.
In the first analysis
of the relationship between e-cigarette use and
smoking among adolescents in the United States, UCSF researchers found that adolescents who used the devices were more likely to
smoke cigarettes and less likely to quit
smoking.
Among these older children, the rate
of cigarette smoking was surprisingly high.
Among cigarette smokers not willing or able to quit
smoking in the next month but willing to reduce with the goal
of quitting in the next 3 months, use
of the nicotine addiction medication varenicline for 24 weeks compared with placebo produced greater reductions in
smoking prior to quitting and increased
smoking cessation rates at the end
of treatment and at 1 year, according to a study in the February 17 issue
of JAMA.
The research informs an ongoing debate as to whether e-
cigarettes are effective aids for
smoking cessation, promote uptake by non-tobacco users, discourage cessation via dual use
of cigarettes and e-
cigarettes, or encourage relapse to
cigarette use
among former smokers.
«Preventing youth from initiating tobacco use and becoming nicotine dependence requires taking an upstream approach — that's why understanding the factors that influence intention to use
cigarettes among youth who have never
smoked cigarettes is critical in preventing the onset
of tobacco use,» Dube said.
Among non-smoking youth who had ever used e-
cigarettes, 43.9 percent said they intended to
smoke conventional
cigarettes within the next year, compared with 21.5 percent
of those who had never used e-
cigarettes.
Utilizing census counts, national health and tobacco use surveys, and published literature, Soneji's team calculated the expected years
of life gained or lost from the impact
of e-
cigarette use on
smoking cessation
among current smokers, and transition to long - term
cigarette smoking among never - smokers.
Among those who
smoked a pack
of cigarettes each day, the risk
of getting SCLC rose sharply through 50 years
of smoking, then less sharply after that.
This research supports another study reported by Medical News Today earlier this year, which found a combination
of health warning graphics and text on
cigarette packets increased knowledge about the dangers
of smoking among young adults, compared with text - only warnings.
«Future research will help determine whether e-
cigarettes reduce the risk
of disease
among dual users — those who both
smoke and vape — and those who use electronic
cigarettes for a long time,» he added.
Cigarettes are
among the top sources
of free radicals in the world, and therefore,
smoking them WILL dramatically increase the risk
of your sebum oxidising.
The issue has surfaced at a time
of growing concern over the high rate
of smoking - related deaths
among Washington's black population, as well as anger nationally over
cigarette manufacturers» efforts to entice young blacks and women to
smoke.
Dean's record
of artists at work now includes David Hockney (to add to Cy Twombly and Merce Cunningham
among others)-- her short 16 mm film Portraits records the painter
smoking his way through five
cigarettes.
By 2006, one could see her as the star
of an old movie,
smoking a
cigarette among photographs by Lina Bertucci.
Then you can play with the initial conditions and produce millions
of different
cigarette smokes and compare them
among themselves.
First, given the higher rate
of refusal to participate in the study
among women who
smoked cigarettes, this trial has limited generalizability to the entire population
of smokers and probably users
of other substances.
Among regular users, individuals whose last half pack
of cigarettes was > 1 year before interview were coded as ex-smokers, and age at
smoking cessation was therefore the age at last half pack.
The results revealed that social relationships, social integration and attendance at religious services influence the number
of drinks and
cigarettes smoked per day
among adults.
Few studies have assessed the association between childhood abuse and
smoking among adults34 - 36 or adolescents.37 - 39 Some studies have found associations
of childhood abuse with substance and alcohol abuse but only marginal associations with
cigarette smoking.37, 38 We found that the relationship between the number
of categories
of adverse childhood experiences and each
of the
smoking behaviors is strong and cumulative.